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Chapter 1769 Talk about a small business

In Panama, in the port of Colon near Gatun Lake, a businessman gushed, "This is the best ship in my hand. You can see that it is tall and mighty, and the artillery on the ship is fully equipped. If you drive this ship, It is enough to traverse the world, and those mysterious places can also be visited."

"Look at my ship." The merchant knocked on the side of the ship and made a muffled sound, "Although it is an armed merchant ship, the available oak is the best. It will not be a problem if this ship lasts for four or fifty years. Guaranteed There won't be an iota of damage."

Jack Sparrow and Gibbs listened with interest to the businessman's eloquence.

It is normal for businessmen to brag about themselves, and they have to squeeze out [-]% of the water in what they say, and it is possible that the water is about [-]%.

Although they are not so-called cheats, they are actually no different from cheats, especially when it comes to buying a boat.

Gibbs folded his hands on his chest, listening to the businessman talking there.

In fact, he glanced over and knew what price this boat could sell for.

As an old sailor, even one who had sailed the world's oceans, Gipps knew the routines all too well.

"Okay, okay, stop bragging, just say how much you want to sell this boat for."

"No discount, 1000 gold coins!" The businessman held out a finger.

"1000 gold coins." Gibbs' eyes were as big as a bull's-eye. "I'm afraid you're going crazy? Or you lost all your pants at the nearby Autumn Casino."

"This broken ship, you actually want to sell us 1000 gold coins?"

The corner of the merchant's mouth twitched, but Gibbs did not intend to spare him.

"Look at this deck. It's hardly been painted. The deck is almost rotten. I bought your ship and I have to renovate it. Look at your cannon." Gibbs walked to the cannon. Next to him, he knocked on the cannon, "The ashes in the barrel of this cannon have probably not been cleaned. Your sailor must be as lazy as a pig, even a pig is not so lazy."

"Look at your sail again. It's full of holes. It looks like it was just swept by a hurricane. How dare you sell us 1000 gold coins for this broken ship? Are you crazy about money?"

Gipps' saliva was about to fly on the merchant's face.

The merchant raised his sleeves to cover it slightly, "Excessive asking price, pay back the money when you land, even if you don't have a thousand gold coins, then how much do you say?"

Gibbs rolled his eyes, and then looked at Jack Sparrow on the side.

"Two hundred gold coins can't be more!"

"Two hundred gold coins? Impossible, impossible, impossible, impossible, 200 gold coins are too few!"

"Two hundred gold coins are still less. As far as I know, no one wants your broken ship in this port. If we didn't like it, your ship would just wait to rot in the port, and I also heard I said that your cargo ship is very unlucky, and it encountered strong winds and waves several times when it went to sea, so it has been parked at the port of Cologne, why don't you want to sell it? If you don't want to sell it, we will leave!"

"Two two, calm down, calm down!" The businessman licked his face, he really had no money, otherwise he wouldn't be on the point of selling the boat.

"But two hundred gold coins is really too little. My ship is a big ship. Look at its size. Oh, how about it, eight hundred gold coins!"

"Impossible, eight hundred gold coins! Don't even think about it." Gibbs' attitude was very tough.

"Up to two hundred!" The businessman smacked his lips, feeling extremely bitter in his mouth.

That's how people are. When they are unlucky, drinking cold water is probably not going well. At this time, he is in a hurry to spend money.

"In that case, I don't want too much. There are still some exquisite porcelain left on the ship that have not been unloaded. It's all yours. Seven hundred, seven hundred gold coins!" The merchant showed his finger and said, but the expression on his face was like It's like cutting his flesh.

Gibbs glanced at Jack Sparrow next to him, and Jack Sparrow nodded.

Gibbs puffed his stomach and said, "Well, seeing that you are still sincere, I won't give you too much discount. 400 gold coins are the most, don't even think about it!"

"Oh, I'm going to lose 400 gold coins to death. When I bought this boat, I spent more than 3000 gold coins." The businessman stomped his feet anxiously.

"At the beginning, now is now. Do you think merchant ships are so easy to run now? There are so many sailing to Europe and Asia now. How far can your broken ship go?"

"I bought it back, and it will have to be repaired at that time. Look at your cannon, look at this sail, and return your deck. Maybe they all need to be replaced." Gibbs stomped the deck intentionally, "Look, there are insect eyes on your deck. Tell me how you did it. A ship is not well maintained."

"But my boat was really bought with more than 3000 gold coins!"

"Hmph, you bought more than 3000 gold coins back then, but do you think this boat is worth that much now?"

"Oh, if I didn't see that the keel of your ship is not bad, and the mast is not bad, I can still give you 400 gold coins? Do you want to sell it or not!"

The businessman sucked his teeth, more than 3000 gold coins, now suddenly shrinking so much, he can't stand it.

"Oh, do me a favor, both of you, this ship is not worth more than four hundred gold coins. Even if I dismantle it and sell it for wood, it should be worth a few dollars."

Gibbs became impatient, "Then dismantle it and buy it as timber. I'll see if you can sell it for a higher price!"

The merchant stomped, "Well, I still have a warehouse on the shore. You have also seen it. There are still ten cannons in it. I have not been willing to sell them. You add a little more, 550 gold coins, and I will pack them all for you!"

Jack Sparrow and Gibbs glanced at each other, those cannons were indeed good things, "Okay, deal!"

"But let's talk about it. I haven't paid the berthing fee and warehouse management fee for this port. It belongs to you. I have to get the full 550 gold coins!" The businessman emphasized.

Jack Sparrow nodded to Gibbs, and Gibbs said, "Okay, we'll take it!"

Not long after, several people came to the port office to complete the handover registration and sales contract, stamped the tax deed, paid the sales deed tax, and then registered the transfer of ownership of the ship.

"Two, after a happy cooperation, we will see you later, see you later!" The businessman happily left with the money bag, leaving Jack Sparrow and Gibbs alone, and they looked at each other and smiled.

That boat must be worth 1500 gold coins anyway, but it needs to be refurbished. The boat is indeed as Gibbs said, and there are many places to be replaced, and the boat has been soaked in water for many years. In the dock, clean up the barnacles on the bottom of the boat, especially the shipworms. After all, the boat is quite old.

At this time, the official of the port office shook his head and sighed, and Gibbs glanced at him.

"Brother, what do you mean?"

The official shook his head again.

Jims hurried forward and put ten silver coins in front of him.

This talent said slowly: "You guys have been fooled!"

"Tricked?" Gibbs froze for a moment.

"Yes, fooled!"

"Impossible, I've seen it all, the boat is fine!"

The official shook his head, took a document from behind him, and handed it to Gibbs.

Gibbs hurriedly took the document, flipped a few pages back and forth, his expression changed after reading it, "This damn bastard, he's playing tricks on us!"

"Why didn't you just say that!" Gibbs looked at the official and glared.

"You were not the owner of the ship just now, can I tell you that!" the official choked.

Gibbs' face froze with anger.

Jack Sparrow looked at Gibbs, "What's wrong?"

"You see, he originally had more than 20 ships in the port, and the berthing fee has been owed but not paid. In the contract just signed, he transferred all the berthing and warehouse management fees to us, which means we still have to pay I have to pay more than 500 gold coins!"

"So many!" Jack Sparrow raised his eyebrows.

Jack Sparrow hurriedly took over the document, which was filled with fees they had to pay and a series of miscellaneous fees, all of which added up to a lot.

Gibbs spit at the official with some annoyance, "How can you make him owe so much money?"

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